from the tisch wnet studios in lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. this is pbs newshour weekend. >> sreenivasan: good evening. thanks for joining us. members of italy's coast guard are searching for survivors after a fishing boat crowded with migrants overturned today. as many as 700 people are feared dead. the accident happened in the mediterranean, off the coast of libya. the victims were trying to get from there to italy. late today, italy's cabinet met in emergency session. since the beginning of the year an estimated 1,500 people have died making the crossing to italy. in libya today, another atrocity linked to isis. the muslim extremist group released a video online showing the beheading of 15 ethiopian christians and the shooting of 15 others it had captured. isis called the victims" crusaders." mixed signals from iran today. that country's supreme leader, ayatollah ali khamenei said the united states had created a" myth" about his country trying to develop a nuclear weapon. meanwhile, the deputy commander of iran's islamic revolutionary guard

captioning sponsored by wnet >> stewart: on this edition for sunday april 26: devastation in nepal following a powerful earthquake and aftershocks. as many as 2,400 people are feared dead. following a day of protests over the ath of a young african american man in police custody, tensions in baltimore increase overnight. and in our signature segment from new york: a block by block plan to bring internet access to poor residents. >> it's ridiculously expensive here in the united states to have this basic thing in your house that makes possible every other aspect of life. >> stewart: next on pbs newshour weekend. >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we are your retirement company. additional support is provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios in lincoln center in new york, alison stewart. >> stewart: good evening, thanks for joining for us.

captioning sponsored by wnet >> on this edition for saturday, april 25: devastation in nepal following a powerful earthquake- - more than a 1,500 people are feared dead; new protests in baltimore following the death of a young african-american man in police custody; how israel's water surplus could alter relations with its arab neighbors. >> israel not only has plenty to drink, but potentially plenty to share. >> can what israel has learned be put to use in california? next on pbs newshour weekend. >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we are your retirement company. additional support is provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios in lincoln center in new york this is pbs newshour weekend. >> stewart: good evening. thanks for joining us. about 1,500 people have been killed in nepal after a powerful earthquake registering 7.8 on the rich

captioning sponsored by wnet >> sreenivasan: on this edition for saturday, april 11: the united states and cuba take another step toward normalizing relations; the obamas release their tax returns-- what they paid and what they gave; and in our signature segment, the future of solar energy-- is hawaii a case study of what might go wrong? >> we drive up, and you have these lovely solar panels on your roof. how's that working out for you? >> ( laughs ) it's not! >> sreenivasan: next on pbs newshour weekend. >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we are your retirement company. additional support is provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios in lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening. thanks for joining us. >> president obama met with rule, the first meeting of its kind in more than 50 years and the latest

captioning sponsored by wnet >> sreenivasan: on this edition for saturday april, 18: isis expands its reach. authorities blame the terror group for a suicide bombing that killed dozens of people in afghanistan. turmoil in iraq, syria and yemen. a former national security official weighs in on what it means for the united states. and in our signature segment, will a lawsuit filed on behalf of teenaged environmental activists force the government to do more to fight climate change? >> sreenivasan: next on pbs newshour weekend. >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we are your retirement company. additional support is provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios in lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening. thanks for joining us. isis is being blamed for a terror attack in another part of the world today, af

captioning sponsored by wnet >> sreenivasan: on this edition for sunday, april 12th. hillary clinton makes it official. she will seek the presidency. president obama faces criticism after his historic meeting with cuban leader raul castro. and in our signature segment, san francisco's bold plan to eliminate all new hiv infections next on pbs newshour weekend. >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we are your retirement company. additional support is provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios in lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening. thanks for joining us. hillary clinton made it official today, she's running for president. she made the announcement in a video posted online this afternoon. it featured people from traditionally democrat-leaning groups, including hispanics, african ame

captioning sponsored by wnet >> sreenivasan: on this edition for saturday, april 4: new arrests and new threats, following that terror attack in kenya. mcdonald's, walmart and target are all giving raises. are wages for everyone else about to rise too? the french say "no" to ultra- thin models in a bid to curb anorexia. and in our signature segment, on this easter weekend, are christian pilgrims in jerusalem retracing the last hours of jesus' life, walking the wrong way? what a new archeological exhibit might reveal. next on pbs newshour weeke >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we are your retirement company. additional support is provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios in lincoln center in new york, hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: good evening. thanks for joining us. we begin tonight in kenya, where authorities today took five s

captioning sponsored by wnet >> sreenivasan: on this edition for sunday april fifth. easter sunday, heightened security at churches throughout kenya following al shabab's terror attack on christian university students there. a top obama administration negotiator insists iran will not be able to cheat on the nuclear deal, despite new warnings from the israeli prime minister. and in our signature segment, the newshour's jeffrey brown sits down with elisabeth moss to talk about her portrayal of peggy on mad men and her latest role in the heidi chronicles on broadway. luckily right now there seems to be a little bit of a resurgence of feminism. next on pbs newshour weekend. >> pbs newshour weekend is made possible by: corporate funding is provided by mutual of america-- designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we are your retirement company. additional support is provided by: and by the corporation for public broadcasting and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. from the tisch wnet studios in lincoln cente

captioning sponsored by wnet >> sreenivasan: on this edition for sunday, april 19th: the italian coast guard searches for survivors after a fishing boat packed with hundreds of migrants capsizes in the mediterranean. american military trainers arrive in ukraine, prompting an angry response from the kremlin. a scandal at the f.b.i. forensic investigators routinely exaggerated the evidence they had against defendants, including several already put to death. and in our signature segment, hackers seizing personal data and holding it for ransom. next on pbs newshour weekend. >> pbs newshour weekend is m

. ♪ captioning sponsored by wnet >> sreenivasan: on this edition for sunday april fifth.ter sunday, heightened security at churches throughout kenya following al shabab's terror attack on christian university students there. a top obama administration negotiator insists iran will not be able to cheat on the nuclear deal, despite new warnings from the israeli prime minister. and in our signature segment, the newshour's jeffrey brown sits down with elisabeth moss to talk about her portrayal of peggy on mad men and her latest role in the heidi chronicles on broadway. luckily right now there seems to be a little bit of a resurgence of feminism. next

that's pbs and wnet announced they would conduct an internal review of the segment. >>> nine people insday were charged with stealing more thandz 100,000 worth of bourbon whiskey. prosecutors say the scheme relied on employees at two distilleries who had been stealing for at least seven years. the plot to sell bottoms of bourbon was covered after about $5,000 worth of stolen bourbon. >>> now to the new york daily news at they put it the sales force could be strong with this one. one jn line entrepreneur is selling star wars t-shirts. chewbacca solo, 2016. i think it's very cler. >> thaurchk lewis. do appreciate that. hey, mika. >> thank you very much. a lot to cover this morning. a lot of politics including chris matthews exclusive interview with president obama. what the president says he's prepared to do to prevent weapons from getting to rebels in yemen. >>> then there's the proposed trans-pacific trade deal. which side is hillary clinton on? >>> and we can't forget about the rights for the coke cash $11 million. who is going to get it? we'll talk to the top gop 2012 vice presidenti

pbs and wnet are conducting an internal review. affleck took to facebook to answer his critics saying, quote, i didn't want any television show about my family to include a guy who owned slaves. i was embarrassed. the very thought left a bad taste in my mouth. he finished off by writing, while i don't like the guy is an ancestor, i am happy that aspect of our country's history is being talked about. the facebook post garnered over 8,000 likes. >>> the "new york daily news" revealed exclusive pictures of what the paper claims is bruce jenner in a dress. the photos purportedly show him wearing a striped dress outside his malibu home. since his divorce from reality star kris jenner in december, there's been speculation about jenner transitioning into a woman. this friday jenner will be interviewed by diane sawyer. many expect him to discuss his rumored transition. >>> to a followup we showed you two weeks ago. the man beaten by san bernardino police after being chased on a horse is getting a $650,000 settlement. the brutal arrest was

captioning sponsored by wnet >> stewart: on this edition for sunday april 26: devastation in nepal following a powerful earthquake and aftershocks. as many as 2,400 people are feared dead. following a day of protests over the ath of a young african american man in police custody, tensions in baltimore increase overnight. and in our signature segment from new york: a block by block plan to bring internet access to poor residents. >> it's ridiculously expensive here in the united states to have this basic thing in your house that makes possible every other aspect of life. >> stewart: next on pbs newshour weekend. >> pbs newshour we

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pbs releasing a statement saying pbs and wnet are conducting internal review led by our perspective programing surrounding the "finding roots" episode. they are denying that the because of ben affleck's request that it was taken out. if they find out that is why it was dropped in that case it was unacceptable. yesterday we talked about leo dicaprio are being outed because of sony hacking. this is the latest email scandal. ben affleck says i was embarrassed by this i wanted it edited out of this piece. is he right. >> he missed a huge opportunity. so your family has owned slaves. what have you done in diversity and making a difference in the country and around the world. talk about how that is generational part of your history makes a difference you deal with people. what a missed opportunity there. i will say this, he put it out there he lobbied those shows producers the same way he lobbies directors in movies. movies in fact, gathering are very different vehicles. i have an issue with the producers that wouldn't fight harder for that material because it is supposed to be, sort of like an arm